South Devon Railway
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South Devon Railway could mean:
  • South Devon Railway Company
    South Devon Railway Company
    The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. It was a broad gauge railway built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel-Chronology:* 1844 South Devon Railway Act passed by parliament...

     - the company that built the railway from Exeter to Plymouth
  • South Devon Railway Trust
    South Devon Railway Trust
    The South Devon Railway Trust is a charitable organisation that operates a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon, alongside the River Dart...

     - the heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh


Other heritage railways in South Devon include:
  • Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway
    Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway
    The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the former Kingswear branch line between Paignton and Kingswear in Torbay, Devon, England....



Other early railways in South Devon include:
  • Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway
    Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway
    The Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway built the broad gauge railway line from Totnes to Buckfastleigh and Ashburton in Devon, England.-History:...

  • Dartmouth and Torbay Railway
    Dartmouth and Torbay Railway
    The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was a broad gauge railway linking the South Devon Railway branch at Torquay with Kingswear in Devon, England. It was operated from the outset by the South Devon Railway....

  • Launceston and South Devon Railway
  • Lee Moor Tramway
  • Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
    Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
    The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway was a broad gauge railway which linked the South Devon Railway at Newton Abbot railway station with Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.-History of the line:...

  • Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway
    Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway
    The Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway was a gauge horse-worked railway line in Devon, England. Most of the network had been replaced by conventional railways by 1888. The last surviving section, which continued to operate until 1960, is generally referred to as the Lee Moor Tramway...

  • Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
    Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
    The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway in England was built by an independent company but operated by the London and South Western Railway as part of its main line to give it independent access to Plymouth. It ran from to Devonport Junction, just west of Plymouth North Road...

  • South Devon and Tavistock Railway
    South Devon and Tavistock Railway
    The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was a broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. It opened in 1859, was extended by the Launceston and South Devon Railway to Launceston, Cornwall, in 1865, and was closed in 1962....

  • Torbay and Brixham Railway
    Torbay and Brixham Railway
    The Torbay and Brixham Railway was a broad gauge railway which linked the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway at Churston railway station, Devon with the important fishing port of Brixham...

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